Jean-Eric Vergne wins Santiago ePrix, double joy for Techeetah

Jean-Eric Vergne (Techeetah) wins the Santiago ePrix, the fourth round of the 2017-2018 FIA Formula E Championship. He started from pole and led for all thirty-seven laps before scoring his second Formula E victory in a career in his fourth season in the electric formula.

Techeetah has a double celebration after Santiago’s race as their second driver Andre Lotterer finished in the second place, 1.154 seconds behind Vergne. Sebastien Buemi (Renault d.dams) completed a podium.

After four rounds, Jean-Eric Vergne takes the championship lead with 5-point advantage over Felix Rosenqvist. Sam Bird is third, five points down to Rosenqvist. Among the teams, Techeetah jumps to the first place, two points ahead of Mahindra Racing.